The Magic Bus Trip

Jessica · Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 3:57 am Post subject:

Nice pics! Grin

Damn, now i'm hungry. Shock

((((((hugs)))))))))

Jessica

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AlexF · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:04 am Post subject:

Thanks for stopping by Jessica! Yup

Well, I'm not sure why but I'm still eating just meat and whole milk mozzarella cheese. What the hell is wrong with me? I thought people are supposed to die if they don't eat carbohydrates? It's been over two months since I started this and I'm not eating anything but rare/raw beef and cheese. No more vegetables, no nothing. It's a strange feeling......why am I not bored with this? Sure, I sometimes crave a donut, but I have gained a form of "willpower" that won't let me touch the stuff.

For the last week, I've been eating nothing but steak and cheese. No vegetables, not even eggs. I've begun going to the market by my job during my lunchbreak and have been eating 1lb of raw skirt steak with some whole milk mozzarella cheese every day this week. I'm not even hungry till around 6pm (my lunch break is at 6pm, I work evenings) So I'm eating once per day. I do have couple spoonfuls of coconut butter in the morning.

I currently weigh 204lbs so I've lost 20lbs since I began eating the true human diet. I've also been lifting weights 3 times a week and have been bulking up nicely. My wife actually noticed!

I took my blood pressure yesterday morning and registered 118/73. My best in years.

Sunny

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jeff · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:22 am Post subject:

Awesome job, Alex! I dont get bored with this way of eating, either. I could eat a nice ribeye every day and it would not bother me.

Keep up the great work!!
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Dean · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:51 am Post subject:

WTG, Alex! Congrats

Yah, it's not hard to see how our species evolved, is it? Cool

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Kristi31 · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:55 pm Post subject:

I'm really happy for you Alex. Happy

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AlexF · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:49 pm Post subject:

It's incredible how our body lets us know when it's hungry. When I was consuming mass amounts of carbs, I was always hungry....my metabolism was all screwed up.....obviously.

For the last few weeks, I've been eating one large meal per day....once in a while snacking on some cheese for breakfast or as a late night snack.....but thats it. I've gone through 4 lbs. of aged sharp cheddar in the last two weeks. Man, I love cheese.

Still having 2tbsp. of coconut oil and 1tsp. of cod oil in the mornings. Gives me a nice energy rush.

As far as supplements.....Calcium Ascorbate (Vitamin C) and Magnesium Citrate.

Meat every day, raw or rare......Not too much butter......lots of cream, about 1/4 cup per day. Vegetables once a week.....some blackberries once in a while.

Try this: Get some skirt steaks (flap meat), marinate in lemon juice, a little sea salt, and whatever spices you like for around 30 minutes......eat raw with some cheese and red wine....F'ing delicious.

Lots of water......a little coffee here and there

Weight down to 201lbs.....working out 3 times a week.....gaining some noticeable muscle mass and definition. I can't believe what a weakling I was a few months ago!

Been listening to a lot of Porcupine Tree lately
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTbDzBnfTfg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTNO4PBO5Zo

.....I work for a TV station and have been feeling very disillusioned. My work is meaningless....dare I say bad for society as a whole.....spreading misinformation. I wanna move to Alaska. Went there when I was working for PBS....what a beautiful land. If only I could convince my wife.

On a brighter note, we're going to Oregon to my grandfathers farm....used to spend every summer there. No more animals since it's a vineyard now.

I'll post pics when I get back.

Peace, Cool

Alex
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Heather L · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:30 pm Post subject:

Alex- It sounds like you are in a solid pattern of eating that works for you. Great. I can sympathize with your statement about becoming disillusioned. I wish that everything I put my effort into had more impact... but sometimes it just seems to be the same issues over and over. I wonder if I am really changing anything or just spinning my wheels. I think it's a good question to ask ourselves, as it makes us strive for more.

Thanks for sharing the Porcupine Tree videos. I had not heard of them yet. Very interesting.

AlexF · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:26 pm Post subject:

Dean · Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:30 am Post subject:

Alex,

Gotta agree with you about Alaska. What a wonderful place! My gf and I went there a few years ago. We went through most of the state, including going up to Barrow, which was really cool. Saw a bunch of polar bears! Heart

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AlexF · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:51 am Post subject:

Alaska is the place to be Dean.....I spent most of my time in the Fairbanks area and ate the best seafood I've ever had. The Reindeer sausage was awesome too.

So I've noticed something.

The last couple weeks I decided to eliminate almost all salt from my meals.

I felt fine, but noticed I was never thirsty. Either way, I just forced myself to drink water anyway. So I started doing the little pinch-the-skin-test...you know, the one where you pinch the skin on the top of your hand and then let go and see how quick it goes back to it's original shape. Well my skin was taking a bit to flatten itself......strange......so I added salt back to my food and BAM.....my thirst came back and my skin bounces back to flat instantly. This will require further research....

Keep in mind, I was drinking the same amounts of water the whole time.

I know Bear said salt is bad.....but....so far.....I'm going to stick with it.
I think salt helps to keep you hydrated. No salt...body tries to get rid of extra water to maintain homeostasis. Maybe it gets rid of too much water?

Oh well, time for some grass-fed beef n' eggs! One category that GF beef kicks grain fed beef's ass in is the way it tastes when raw.....wayyyy better!

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Heather · Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:32 pm Post subject:

I just love your pictures! Yup

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